The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-17

ernor Bloxham had entered into this ar
rAngement. Renan1 and the facts. and
his own emphatic denial, discrediS the
rumor, and upon these facts every fair
minded man must dismiss it as baseless
and unsubstantiated."
cisive as far as it goes The word of
John T. Graves is as conclusive as the
evidence of ones own eyesight. Says
The Herald further:
But Mr.. Jones has positively and
more than once asserted the existence of
binding contract of this nature. and
has subsequently, denied the very thing
he asserted. This much is as clear as
daylight, and even as the Reporter says.
this Is the web of circumstances that
wraps itself so nightly around the
reputation OF this ever twisting and
slippery citizen"
Let US remember that the party at in
terest has published anonymous charges
against Governor Perry which hare been
proren utterly false; let US not forget
that he has DETAINED Senator Cali for
years-let his name now become a kissing
and reproach. 1t is unfortunate for Mr..
Bloxham that his name is so closely in
volved in a transaction which his best
friend would denounce as treasonous
and infamous-it is misfortune, from
which every Floridian must suffer, to
find the world discussing one of our
States favorite sons in connection with
the shady transactions of a discredited
man. Let Bloxham speak out plainly
and publicly-let him ..tell the truth ."
Else his position will make painful con-
trast to that Of his opponent, whose
associations are above eproach-whose
friends seek his advancement for the
public good-the charges of whose enc
mics have not even the modicum of
truth which could make them painful.
We quote still from the Orlando Re-
porter, which is able and eminently
Trustworthy:
mr.. Bloxham was notified by friend
| in Jacksonville, who would not believe
in his completely in the scheme, and
/ Il rthwith he PUSHES to Jacksonville,
where he registered at the Everett on
the LIST instant. A conference with the
editor Of the great and good, and the
next morning MIR. Jones comes out with
this brazen and false denial. We will
not claim that Governor Bloxham was a
party to this infamous trade. We are
prepared to prove that MIR. Jones claimed
that he was party to it, and the editor
| Of the great and good" compromised
Governor Bloxham and damaged his
chances for future preferment by mali
| ciously telling that about him which was
not true, or he utters an unmitigated
| falsehoOd when he denies the story. He
can take whichever proposition he
| pleases. His hypocrisy, his false solicit
| tude for the interests of the State. are
unmasked. The mighty editor of the
great and good Times Union" who
| regulates the status of ''old timers" and
| new Corners, who makes and unmakes
| men to suit his own sweet will and
| serve his purposes. who refers to his bet
tiers as "a NANCY pack of journalistic
ours" can put this tribute of respect into
his pipe and smoke it, or he can call us
into court in action for libel, and give us
| q chance to prove our words. Let him
\ take his choice.
| And to this challenge the answer comes
| from Jones:
.For about five years the ridiculous
little nincompoops of Florida journalism
have been declaring that the character
| of the editor of the Times Union had
been irretrieviably blackened by their
mud throwing; and to-day, largely by
reason of the spiteful abuse of the min
compoops aforesaid, the editor of the
Times Union enjoys in a high degree
the respect and esteem of those of his
fellow citizens whose good opinion is best
worth having. He congratulates him
self cordially upon the enemies he has
made-and likewise upon the friends.